Immigration Blog

The article reminds us that the heart of the EB-5 program is, yet again, about to lose its legislative mandate on September 30. It is generally agreed that the same political forces that have preserved the program in the past will do so again using the usual political sleight-of-hand.

An alien can allege that her (or his) spouse engages in domestic violence and abuse and — without that citizen having a chance to clear his (or her) name and possibly not even knowing that such an allegation has been levied with immigration officials — upon grant of the petition, a federal government employee has in effect certified that the citizen engages in spousal abuse.

Sentiment and myth have their place, but not in the formation of immigration policy.

Halting the flow of Central Americans closer to the source of origin would aid the U.S. in what is now its greatest border security challenge.

Lawmakers ought to consider that securing the border is not just a matter of national security, but environmental security too.

A recent letter from 18 Democratic senators warned that "[a]ny plan to reopen and recalendar all of the administratively closed cases will undeniably overwhelm the already flooded immigration court backlog." But no such plan is likely.

In FY 2017, the U.S. naturalized 707,265 people, 6.5 percent fewer than in FY 2016. The United States has naturalized 7.49 million people in the last 10 fiscal years.

When the New York Times writes about the H-1B program for foreign workers, it is often sympathetic to it and is rarely critical. When the same publication needs (rather well-paid) workers, it often uses the H-1B program, seeking 163 such workers in the years 2014-2018. It also filed 31 green card petitions.